Burkholderia mallei - Wikipedia
Burkholderia mallei is a Gram-negative, bipolar [clarification needed], aerobic bacterium, a human and animal pathogen of genus Burkholderia causing glanders; the Latin name of this disease (malleus) gave its name to the species causing it.
About Melioidosis | Melioidosis | CDC - Centers for Disease …
2024年6月4日 · Melioidosis is treated with antibiotics. Melioidosis is caused by bacteria called Burkholderia pseudomallei, or B. pseudomallei. It's spread to people and animals through direct contact with soil, air, or water contaminated by the bacteria.
Glanders and Melioidosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年8月14日 · Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative aerobic, motile bacterium. The two bacteria are closely related, and both can cause disease in animals and humans. Historically, glanders was a common disease of horses, donkeys, and mules.
Glanders Disease: What it Is and How Does It Affect Humans? - WebMD
2023年3月21日 · Glanders is a disease caused by bacteria called Burkholderia mallei. It is primarily known to affects animals like horses, donkeys, and mules, but it can also infect humans.
Burkholderia mallei - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Burkholderia mallei is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category B biologic agent and causes the disease known as glanders. Burkholderia mallei was previously called Pseudomonas mallei. It is a non-motile, nonsporulating, obligate aerobic, gram-negative bacillus. 1.
Recent Advances in Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei …
Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei are Gram-negative bacilli which share over 99 % genetic homology. B. mallei is an obligate mammalian pathogen and the causative agent of glanders, a disease that primarily affects solipeds (horses, mules, and donkeys).
Burkholderia mallei | Johns Hopkins ABX Guide - Hopkins Guides
2023年6月3日 · Facultative, aerobic, nonmotile, slender, intracellular, Gram-negative rod thrives intracellularly by modulating host immune-signaling pathways. [3] [6] B. mallei is the agent of …
Glanders - DermNet
Glanders is a rare, sporadic disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei (this bacterium has been known by a variety of other names, such as Pseudomonas mallei, Actinobacillus mallei, Pfeifferella mallei, Malleomyces mallei, Corynebacterium mallei, Mycobacterium mallei, and Bacillus mallei).
Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Human Burkholderia mallei ...
2024年10月19日 · Burkholderia mallei is a gram-negative bacterium that causes glanders disease, which primarily affects equids. B. mallei can infect humans and cause clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical infections to severe conditions such as septicemia or …
Clinical Features and Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection with the ...
Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei are the causative organisms of Glanders and Melioidosis, respectively. Although now rare in Western countries, both organisms have recently gained much interest because of their unique potential as bioterrorism agents.